Baseball game



S. ANDERSON BASEBALL GAME Nov. 20, 1928.

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warren SIG-URI) ANDERSON, OI LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS BASEBALL GAME. 7

Application filed November 14, 192? Serial 110. 233 104.

game of baseball as played by major league baseball teams.

A further object is to. provide a game which will resemble to a largeextent the actual game of baseball, with all the thrills and unexpectedhappenings to be had in a regular baseball game. y

The complete game consists of a decleof cards and a board withindicators, which latter are used in keeping track of the game so thatthe particular situation at the time of playing each card can bedetermined. plurality of cards, preferably about one hundred, are usedand each card indicates one or more of the numerous situations whicharise in an actual ball game 1 V In order that the invention may befully understood, reference will now be had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view. of the board em ployed in carrying out theinvention.

' Fig. 2 is a plan view similar to Fig. 1', with the upper sheet ofmember of the board removed. 1

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 33 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 4 is an enlarged broken section ,on'

line 44 of Fig. 1. p

Fig. 5 is a detail of'one of a number of segments employed in carryingout the invention. i

Fig 6 is an'enlarged fragmentary detail of the lower portion of thesheet or member disclosed by Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a detail of oneof apluiality of devices representing twoopposing ball teams. l.

Figs. 8 and 3 are plan views of some of the cards employed in carryingout the invention,

Referring in detail to the different parts, 2 designates in general whatI have termed a board. Said board comprisesv three members, towit: A.bottom member 4, an intermediate member 6, and a top member 8. Thebottom member 4 may consist of wood or other suitable material and issurrounded by a marginal flange 10 which actsas a guide for theintermediate member 6 and a support for the top member 8.: The bottommember 4 is also provided with two upwardl converging grooves 12 and 14,representing the dugouts for the respectlve teams and containingstep-shaped holders 16 and 18 for holding devices 20 and 22respectively. Said devices 20 and 22 repre sent the opposing teams andare marked to indicate pitcher, catcher, first baseman, etc;, as moreclearly shown by Fig. '7, which shows a device bearing the inscriptionSecond baseman. The devices 20 and 22 are arranges in the respectivedugouts .in the batting order of the ball teams which they represent. I

Segmental indicators 24, 26, 28 and 30 are operably mounted at the.respective corners of the bottom member 4, for keeping track of thegame. i The indicator 24 contains numerals O'to 8, inclusive fordesignating the outs; the indicator 26 contains numerals' O to 5,inclusive, for indicating the runs; the indicator 28 contains numeralsOto 4-, inclusive, for indicating. the balls; and the indicator 30contains numerals O to 3, inciusive, for indicating the number of.strikes. The indicators 24, 26,28 and 30 are operably mounted uponsuitable elements such as screws32,-which also serve to hold the topmember 8 upon the bottom member 4; Thc intermediate member 6 consists ofsuit-able material such, for instance, as a sheet oi cardboard and isarranged. for 1011- gitudinal slidable movement between the bottommember 4 and the top member 8, as incicated by the full and dotted linesFig. 2.- The intermediate member 6 is cutout at the corners as shown at32 for the reception and operation of the indicators 24,26, 28 and 30,and is also'provided with two upwardly converging slots 34 and 36 forregistry with the grooves 12 and '14, respectively. As shown by Fig. 2,the slot36 is slightly higher than the slot 34 so that when theintermediate member 6is in raised position as shownby full lines itwillcover the groove 14 while the slot 34 will'registe'r with the groove12 and disclose the devices 20, and when said intermediate member 6- ispulled downwardly to theposition in di= cated by the dotted lines Fig.2, it will cover the groove 12 and uncover the groove 14 and the devices22 by carrying the slot 36 into registry with the latteirgroove. I

In addition to the foregoing, the intermediate member 6 containspictorialrepre sentations of the two opposing teams and then coachersarranged in approxlmately thelr playing positions, one of said teamsbeing designated by the numeral .38 and the 7 other by the numeral 40,and one set of coachers by the numeral 42 and the other by the numeral44. g

The top member 8 of the board may be made of the same kind of materialas the intermediateinember 6 and, as shown by Fig. 1, contains arepresentation of the ball park showing the grand stand 46 and 47 thediamond52 for the pitcher, catcher and the infielders, the outfield 54for the outfielders andboxes and 58 for the coachers.

The'top member 8 also has two upwardly converging slots 48 and 50 Whichare directly above the grooves 12 and 14, respec tively, in'tl e bottommember 4 for exposing the'devices 20 and 22 as they are alternatelyuncovered by the intermediate member 6.

Openings 62 and 63 are formed in the top member8 through which the teams38 and 40 andthe COfLJhGl'S 42 and 44, respectively, are alternatelydisplayed as the intermediate member 6 is shifted up or down. The topmember 8 also has circles or other suitable indicia41 and 43,representing, respectively,

the umpire in chief and the field umpire.

Arcuate slots 64, 66, 68 and 70 formed in the top member 8 to giveaccess to finger holes 72, 74, 76 and 78 in the indicators 24, 26, 28and 30, respectively, so that a finger may be inserted in any of saidholes preparatory to shifting the respective indicators to carry thenumerals thereonbeneath openings 80, 82,- 84 and 86 formed in the topmember 8 and designated, outs, runs,

balls and strikes, respectively. A slot 88 is also formed in the centrallower portion of the top member 8 to give access to a finger hole 90formed in the intermediate member 6, so that the latter may be readilyshifted to the full or dotted line positions disclosed The names of theopposing teams bv Fig. 2. are also inscribed upon, the intermediatemember-'6, one of said names with thephra'se At bat, being located justabove the finger hole 90, and the othername with the phrase beinglocated just below'said finger hole 90,

. may be'passed through the finger hole 90 preparatory to shifting theintermediate member 6 up or down.

In order that the two teams and their coachers' may be readilydistinguished from von base.

each, one may be provided with. red stockings and the other with bluestockings and their dugouts 12 and 14 may be designated Sed Sox and BlueSox, respectively. The devices 20 and .22 may also be colored red andblue, respectively.

Any suitable number of cards 08 may be employed in playing the game.Preferably, I prefer to use 100 cards which have suit able inscriptionsfor indicating the. difierent combinations'of plays which may arise inactual ball game. Some of the cards may be duplicates and each bears therepresentation of a diamond 100 and small circles 102 representing theteam in thefield. Each card also has dotted lines 104 indicating thecourse of the ball from the pitcher to the batterand some of the cardsalso have dotted lines 106 indicating the course ofthe batted ball, saiddotted lines varying on the different cards to indicate the differentdirections taken by the pitched and batted balls.

- The gameis bestplayed by two persons or any suitable multiple thereof,and in starting the game each side chooses the team it is tocontrol. Itis also decided which team shall go to bat first. If there is an oddparty he can shuttle and deal the cards and keep the score on a regularscore card. After-shuffling the cards thedealer deals one card at a timeto the players, starting in with the player at the left and continuingaround until each player has received a hand of six cards.' The firstplayer on one side then plays a card face up, choosing one, if inhis.posse ssion,'whicli will place the batter on one of the bases. Thesecond player who represents the opposing team then plays a card, if inhis possession, which will put out the batter or the runner The thirdplayer then plays a card, if in'his possession, which will advance thebatter, after which the. fourth player follows the suit of the secondplayer and attempts to put the batter and runners. out. In the courseofthe game it may happen that one of the players will. holda certain cardtoo long to benefit his team on the next play, and which must be playedto. the benefit of the opposing team, .as no player should have anycards left when the next hand of six cards is dealt.

At the start of the game the intermediate member 6 is adjusted to exposeat the openings 62 the ball team that first takes the field; Saidadjustment of the intermediate member 6 also exposes the devires in thedugout of the team. at bat and exposes the name of the latter team atthe slot 88'. The indi cators .24, 26, 28 and 30 are initially adjustedto expose the'respective naughts at the open ings'SO, 82, 84 and 86. andas the first half inning progresses said indicators are adiusted .toexpose the number of cuts, runs, balls and strikes occurring during saidfirst til half inning. litter the first half inning has been played theintermediate member 6 is adjusted to expose at the openings the teamtaking the field the devices representing the team at bat, the name ofthe-team at bat at the slot 88- and the coachers of the team at bat,while the indicators 24:, 26, 28 and 80 are adjusted to expose thenaughts at the respective openings 80, 82, 84: and 86.

While I have shown one form of the in vention I reserve all rights tosuch changes and modifications thereto as properly fall within thespirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat ent, is:

1. In a game of the character described, a.

top member having a representation of a baseball field with openings fordisplaying baseball teams in their respective playing positions, numeraldisplay openings near its corners and arcuate slots near said. numeraldisplay openings; a lon itudinally slidable intermediate memberunderlying said top member and having representations of two opposingbaseball teams so arranged that when said intermediate member is movedin one direction one of said teams will appear at the openings in thebaseball field and when moved in a reverse direction the opposing teamwill appear at the last-mentioned openings, said intermediate memberbeing cut out at its corners; elements underlying said top member andarranged at said out out corners" of the intermediate members, saidelements bearing numerals for exposure at the numeral display openingsand provided with finger holes registering with the respective arcuateslots, and a bottom member underlying said intermediate member and towhich said movable elements are pivotally connected.

2. In a game of the character described, a bottom member having twooppositely-disposed dugouts, a set of markers representing a ball teamand adapted to be placedin one of said dugouts in the batting order ofsaid team, another setof markers repesenting an opposing ball team andadapted to be placed in the other dugout in proper batting order,

an intermediate member movable upon said bottom member and havingrepresentations of two opposing ball teams and two slots one of whichuncovers one set of markers when said intermediate member is moved inone direction and the other of which uncovers the other set of markerswhen the intermediate member is moved in a reversedirectio-n, and a topmember having slots which register withthe dugouts in the bottom memberand a representation of a baseball field with openings for displayingone of the baseball teams when the intermediate member is moved in onedirection and the opposing teamwhen the intermediate member is moved ina reversed-irection'.

3. In a game of the character described, a bottom member having twooppositely-dis posed'dugouts, a set of markers.representing a ball teamand adapted tobe placed inaone ofsa-id dugouts, another set of markersrepresenting an opposing ball team and adapted tobe placed in theother dugout, an intermediate member mo-vableupon said bottom member andhaving two slots one of which uncovers one set of markers when saidintermediate member is moved in one direction and the other of whichuncovers the other set of markers when the intermediate member is movedin a reverse direction, and a top memher having slots which registerwith said dugouts.

l. Ina game of the character described, a bottom member having twooppositely-disposed dugouts, step-shaped holders arranged within saiddugouts, a. set of markers representing a ball team adapted to be placedin one of said holders, another set of markers representing an opposingball team and adapted to be placed in a holder of the other dugout, anintermediate member movable upon said bottom member and having two slotsone of which uncovers one set of mark ers when the intermediate memberis moved in one direction and the other of which 'uncovers the other setof markers when said intermediate member is moved in a reversedirection, anda top member having slots which register with said dugoutsand amp resentation of a baseball field over which the markers may bemoved and placednpon the difierent bases of the infield. j

5. In a game of the character described, a

:bottom member having two oppositely-disset of markers when said secondmember is moved in one direction and the other of which uncovers theother set of markers when said second member is moved in a reversedirection.

6. In a game of the character described, a

bottom member, two sets of markers sup ported by said bottom member andrepre senting two opposing ball teams, an intermediate member movableupon said bottommember and having representations of two opposing ballteams and provided with two slots one of which uncovers one set ofmarkerswhen said intermediate member is moved in one direction and theother of which uncovers the other set of vmatrkers for indicatingpossible arrangementsof the when said intermediate member is moved inmarkers on the board, and provided with a reverse direction, a topmember having means for designating a possible play by slots with whichthe first-mentionedslots ale b e u abl 0 t e a g e t f 5 ternatelyregister When the intermediate the markers on the board, and forindicating 15 member is moved in reverse directions and the effect ofthe play on any other player provided with areprese ntation of abaseball 0n the bases. field over which the markers may be moved Intestimony whereof I affix my signature. and placed upon the differentbases'ofthe l infield, and a number of cards having means i SIGURDANDERSON.

